On that morning in 1957, Hanna does not go to work. She boards the train at Zoo Station that will take her to Paris. She wants to escape from her controlling mother and fulfill her childhood dream: to become an artist. She lives as an au pair with an Indian family that throws lavish parties, works in a lawyer's office where not everything is above board, and finds a friend who opens up new worlds for her—not just the path to the artists in Montmartre. Inspired by her own experiences, Monika Heintze sensitively tells the story of a young woman who confidently and determinedly carves her own path with the help of good friends. First stop: Paris! An escape, also to herself?.